MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 168%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 174%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive293% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 157
2-Core 315
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 1,230
109% 923 Pts
64-Core 1,708
106% 1,708 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
158% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 237
Parallax 237
178% 231 fps
MRender 258
Gravity 221
Splatting 142
162% 207 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 158%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
442GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2178 617 615 617 610 615 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,529
Write 2,351
Mixed 1,594
SusWrite 876
410% 1,837 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 83.6
284% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,214
DQ Write 1,059
DQ Mixed 1,142
854% 1,138 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 293%
Great: 340%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 191 188 192 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 179
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 190
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 26.6
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 32.3
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $788
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